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BALLESTRERO Alberto Mr. Cardinal

Also known as: Father Anastasius of the Most Holy Rosary

Born October 3, 1913 in Genoa and died June 21, 1998 in Turin.

Superior General of the Order of Discalced Carmelites from 1955 to 1967.
Archbishop of Bari in 1967, then of Turin in 1977.
Came on pilgrimage to Lisieux several times from 1956.

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